Laocoon

Laocoon (died 1240 BC) was the High Priest of Troy. He and his sons were killed by several large serpents during the Trojan War.

Biography
Laocoon was the son of Acoetes, and he became the High Priest of Troy, loyally serving King Priam as a member of his council. During the Trojan War, he warned the Trojan guards about the Greeks' "Trojan Horse", believing the large wooden horse to be a trap; however, it was said that the goddess Athena, who sided with the Greeks, sent two giant sea serpents to strangle and kill him and his two sons in order to prevent the Greeks from being detected.